The Nonagon: Bulletin of the New Hampshire Numismatic Association

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NEW HAMPSHIRE NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION

NEW HAMPSHIRE NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION

Vol. XXXVII. No. I NON A G O N Winter 2000. P. 847

GEN. JOHN STARK APPEARS
ON TWO STATE BANK NOTES

N.H.N.A. ANNUAL MEETING
MAY BE HELD APRIL 16TII

The September* Jetober issue of :
PAPER MONIO " had a line ailiekle on
General John Start and the bank notes
issued with his picture on them'

The Stark Bank ol Bennington, Vt.'
was the first to honor Stark by issuing
notes with his photograph about
I 858 in denominations ol SI . S2. S5.

We hope to have the New Hampshire
Numismatic .Assn, annual meeting at theird
Sunday Show, Apr/ 16 at Holiday Inn. Exit
4. Nashua, probably sometime between 2
P. M and I P, M. Election of officers and
any other business would be conducted.

Numismatic Calendar

S10. $20.. and $50. Originally the Green
Mountain Bank the bank became The
Stark Banik in 1817 when it sot a new charter

Apr. 16 Third Sunday Show. Holiday Inn

.It was a very small bank but the onJ\ one in
Bennington. There were several issues with
different punters

A S10 bank note depicting John Stark
w as issued by the City Bank of Manchester,
as- shown on inside front cover, along
with other denominations. This hank became
the City National Bank of Manchester so
most of its notes were redeemed and now rare.

Centennial Coin Auctions at same location
Apr. 24, June 20. Aug. 22. Oct. 17. and
Dec. 5.

Tri-state Collectors' Exhibition. Gel. 14
at Bektash Temple, 1 89 Pembroke Road
Concord. N. H. Contact Kenneth Puncher
67 Stark St. Apt. 6, Manchester. N. II
03301. Tel 603-623-6373.

HELP NEEDED

Stark is credited with the victory in battle
of Bennington ' He was sometimes at odds with
other officers, and very proud and independent

He was one of few who did not capitalize on South St., Concord, N. H. Thanks
hero status for political gain and retired to his farm

near Manchester.N. IL.

Stark was bom in Londonderry and at a youns
age his family moved to Dedrtyfield, now pail of
Manchester. He was one of the founders of
Staikville. now Dunbarton He w as an accomp-
lished woodsman and Indian fighter and served
with Roger's Rangers.

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A lot of nice bank notes filled much
of this issue but my supply of these is
running out and 1 need material from

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Spring 2000. P. 849

Exeter Bank Had Some Very Attractive Notes

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Spring 2000. P. 848

New Ilampsliire Numismatics

i : ... i i. . .M i t hank notes . hirst arc a S>5 and a $10

X's on the $10 arc red overprints. I he man on tire SH is not ' ^ >

Wismer or Haxbv Who is he?VYisnier listed two varieties of $X MO. and
i n .vhv docs not which Ila\b> docs not explain... Iheso notes werre m a

had letters A and B instead ot O.This hank ecame

the New Hamoshire National Bank ol Portsmouth

The Exeter Bank notes were from a sheet with another S5 like the one shown. Lewis
Ca» il 1™ on *. S10. Cana also on Ihc $2. Ho nbooa.no Covcn... oi
Michigan. This hank tailed.

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